dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
close to the wall; alongside the wall
unnecessary; unneeded; useless; having nothing to do; unoccupied; idle
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
jumping to a wrong conclusion
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
servant; manservant; menial
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
commitment; pledge; promise
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars